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Synonyms
sear

verb

  1. make very hot and dry: "The heat scorched the countryside"
  2. become superficially burned: "my eyebrows singed when I bent over the flames"
  3. cause to wither or parch from exposure to heat: "The sun parched the earth"

adj

  1. (used especially of vegetation) having lost all moisture: "dried-up grass"